Genesis, 44

1.And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

2.And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

3.As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

4.[And] when they were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

5.[Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

7.And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

8.Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

9.With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

10.And he said, Now also [let] it [be] according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

11.Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

12.And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13.Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

14.And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he [was] yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

15.And Joseph said unto them, What deed [is] this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

16.And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we [are] my lord's servants, both we, and [he] also with whom the cup is found.

17.And he said, God forbid that I should do so: [but] the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

18.Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art] even as Pharaoh.

19.My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20.And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

21.And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

22.And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.